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Trump’s salary donation is a publicity stunt

7 April 2017
Luke Lockhart
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There’s a zinger in the Biblical book of Matthew that goes, “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?”…

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Trump’s Travel Ban: What We Know

10 March 2017
Dylan Welsch
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Following the executive order on Jan. 27 this year, which banned immigrants, refugees and several other demographics from traveling to the US from Iraq, Iran,…

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EPA will experience major challenges under Trump administration

3 March 2017
Brett Stone
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“The Guardian” recently ran a story about how the northern hemisphere is witnessing a 26-day jump-start to spring this year, causing a litany of problems for plant…

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State of the Hill: Trump’s weak leadership may be good for American foreign policy

3 March 2017
Luke Lockhart
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Imagine, if you will, that the college suddenly decided to institute a no speaker policy. Due to “very high” number of noise complaints from inside…

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Sports are culture, not art

24 February 2017
Brett Stone
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A few weeks ago, “The Hilltop Monitor” ran an editorial that was critical of Meryl Streep’s Golden Globe award acceptance speech, in which she made some—seemingly—disparaging comments…

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The Immigration Ban

17 February 2017
Hania Osman
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A couple of weeks ago, President Trump issued an executive order that was a shock to everyone. Trump’s Jan. 27 order prohibited anyone carrying the…

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What has President Trump done so far?

10 February 2017
Elise Pierce
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An overview of the executive orders, memoranda and proclamations the president has passed in his first weeks in Office Less than a month ago, Donald…

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Trump’s First Week in Office

10 February 2017
Hania Osman
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The past week was an eventful one for the country, as the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, was inaugurated Jan. 20. This served…

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Rogue accounts counter Trump administration

10 February 2017
Jesse Lundervold
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The official Twitter for the National Parks Service (NPS) retweeted two photos negatively comparing the size of the crowd at former-President Barack Obama’s inauguration to…

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